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secret noun

  /ˈsiːkɹət/ , /ˈsiːkɹɛt/ , /ˈsiːkɹɪt/
  • (countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
 Geheimnis, geheim

secret adjective

  /ˈsiːkɹət/ , /ˈsiːkɹɛt/ , /ˈsiːkɹɪt/
  • Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
 geheim, Geheimnis

secretiveness noun

  • The state or characteristic of being secretive.
 Geheimniskrämerei, Geheimnistuerei

secrete verb

  /sɪˈkɹiːt/
  • (physiology, transitive, of organs, glands, etc.) To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
 absondern, ausscheiden, aussondern, sezernieren

secretion noun

  /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/
  • (countable) any substance that is secreted by an organism
 Sekret, Absonderung
  • (uncountable) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland
 Sekretion

secretive adjective

  /ˈsiːkɹətɪv/ , /ˈsiːkɹɪtɪv/
  • Having an inclination to secrecy.
 verschlossen, heimlichtuerisch
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